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Gamma rays

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) 1 C! Fri Jan 06 2006 at 3:25:30

Gam"ma rays. (Physics)

Very penetrating rays not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by radioactive substances. The prevailing view is that they are non- periodic ether pulses differing from Röntgen rays only in being more penetrating.

 

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